Finance Integration, Business Transformation and Readiness, Senior Advisor

Join the Clean Energy Revolution and build a better tomorrow as part of the NextGen ERP Program at Southern California Edison. This multi-year initiative leverages emerging digital solutions to transform current processes and organization, driving dramatic improvements in operational performance. The program goes beyond a system upgrade—it’s a fundamental redesign of core financial processes to streamline operations, enhance data accuracy, and enable integrated, enterprise-wide decision-making.

About the role

This role sits within the Corporate Accounting Finance Integration Track, one of four tracks critical to delivering transformational outcomes. The team implements future-state designs that modernize core finance functions, ensuring solutions align with business needs and enterprise goals.

As a Senior Advisor, you will support the design, build, and implementation of Record-to-Report workstreams on the Regulatory Accounting & Tax team. You’ll ensure business requirements are met and complex integration is addressed through streamlined processes aligned with new technological capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive transformation strategy aligned with company goals.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.
• Analyze current processes, systems, and culture to identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and budgets for transformation initiatives.
• Monitor and evaluate progress, adjusting strategies as needed.
• Engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, to secure buy-in.
• Lead implementation teams and serve as the single point of contact for assigned technology workshops.
• Oversee development of tools, data readiness efforts, and processes for successful implementation of Asset Management principles.
• Provide strategic guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to support decision-making and solution adoption.
• Assist cross-functional teams in implementing business operations software and systems.
• Support workshops and forums to gather, synthesize, and validate business requirements.
• Conduct evaluations to identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Analyze data and process flows, incorporating best practices to support implementation.
• Collaborate with technical teams to enhance processes, including user integration testing.
• Prepare and deliver presentations aligned with project milestones.
• Ensure protection of physical, financial, and cybersecurity assets, and manage sensitive data with integrity.

Requirements

• Ten or more years of business operations and/or transformation experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred).
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Engineering, or a technical discipline (preferred).
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation (preferred).
• Project Management certification or equivalent experience conducting and facilitating process workshops.
• Knowledge of SAP/ERP and/or BlackLine applications, with deep understanding of related business processes (e.g., General Ledger Accounting, SAP Finance and Payroll modules, SCE cost flows).
• Experience building enterprise-level financial reports and dashboards using S/4HANA, Power BI, Alteryx, or similar tools.
• Experience with full lifecycle SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA implementations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Experience advising senior leaders on process improvements, operational plans, or business strategies.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into effective technology solutions.
• Proven track record as a change agent and innovative thinker.
• Ability to enhance workplace safety and foster a positive work environment.

Schedule

This is a full-time project regular position for an estimated duration of 19 months, ending March 31, 2028. The work mode is hybrid: employees report to an SCE facility for a set number of days and work remotely on remaining days. Employees must reside in California.